Posted by antigua on April 13, 2006, at 9:16:43
In reply to Re: Effexor High Blood Pressure! » TinMan, posted by ClearSkies on April 12, 2006, at 10:26:46
Like Clearskies my bp went up with Effexor at 225 mg. I also didn't like the lethargy and lack of complete emotion. My Pdoc weaned me off
Effexor and started me on Cymbalta at the same time. He did a great job because I didn't feel I had any side effects. Started on 60mg of Cymbalta, with Klonopin to combat the anxiety Cymbalta induced, but boy was I SO TIRED. I had to nap every day. Seriously, I had no choice, I couldn't function. It took a while to convince the Pdoc it was more than depression, but I felt I WAS getting depressed because I could not function in the afternoons w/o sleeping. So he upped the Cymbalta to 80--split during the day--and I feel better. I can take a nap if I want to, but I don't need to quite so much.I like Cymbalta so much better than Effexor because I feel that I have more emotions again. I can cry a little, but not much.
All in all, this is the best choice for me because I can choose how to manage my life.
good luck,
antigua
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